''Natural Allies know the will of their tribe’s Chief or Chiefs by [[Natural Magic|Natural]] [[Thinkamancy]], even from other [[hex]]es.''

''Natural Allies know the will of their tribe’s Chief or Chiefs by [[Natural Magic|Natural]] [[Thinkamancy]], even from other [[hex]]es.''

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''Tribes have no purse and keep no [[Shmuckers]]. When they are in an alliance, their allied side [[pop]]s rations for them from its [[treasury]]. But a feral tribe must hunt or gather or [[farm]] or [[mine]].''

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''Tribes have no [[purse]] and keep no [[Shmuckers]]. When they are in an alliance, their allied side [[pop]]s rations for them from its [[treasury]]. But a feral tribe must [[Forage|hunt or gather]] or [[farm]] or [[mine]].''

''If they are given Shmuckers, the tribe must convert it all to new or [[promote]]d units or popped rations or equipment on the next [[turn]].''

''If they are given Shmuckers, the tribe must convert it all to new or [[promote]]d units or popped rations or equipment on the next [[turn]].''

His first strangeness was that he talked to Hobgobwins in strange ways. He had once asked Vurp this: “How do you feel about that?”

The “that” was: “being the last Hobgobwin of your tribe, and rebuilding.”

Vurp did have one feeling about that: “proud.”

He also had one feeling about being asked by Lord Hamster about his feelings. That feeling was this: “awkward.”

Lord Hamster did not ask him about that feeling, however.

Lord Hamster’s second strangeness was that he was not Chief Warlord any more, even though he had made his side very strong when they were very weak. He was like Vurp in that way. So he should have been a Chief like Vurp.

He thought he should ask Lord Hamster “How do you feel about that?” But he did not. Vurp was not strange in that way.

His third strangeness was that Lord Hamster did not know what a warlord should know. Vurp knew this because he had ordered Vurp to walk rounds with him one time. On the rounds, Lord Hamster asked him more than ten things a warlord should know. Some of those things were these:

If they are given Shmuckers, the tribe must convert it all to new or promoted units or popped rations or equipment on the next turn.

Lord Hamster did not know any of this. He wrote it down to remember. Strange.

Lord Hamster also asked more than one question about making alliance and breaking alliance. Vurp told him that the Chief or Chiefs make such decisions. Such decisions are serious. Changing such decisions is also serious. A tribe prefers to stay with their allied side for good, if the side allows it.

Vurp believed in the wisdom of this. His tribe was now very strong, because he had stayed with Lord Stanley, even until he was the only one left.